RARE VINTAGE STEPHEN STETSON HAT BOX "NEVER CONNECTED IN ANT WAY W/ JOHN"

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A VERY RARE VINTAGE STEPHEN L. STETSON HAT BOX. I'M NOT SURE OF THE DECADE THE HAT BOX WAS MADE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE FROM THE 1930's -1940's ERA. THE SIDE OF THE BOX READS: STEPHEN L. STETSON HATS NEW YORK BY STEPHEN L. STETSON CO. LTD. INCORPORATED 1933 NEVER CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY OR PREDECESSORS HAT MAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA SINCE 1865. THE BOTTOM CORNER OF ONE SIDE READS: SIZE 7 1/4 PEARL AND HAS THE WORD STOMBURG WRITTEN IN PENCIL. THE HAT BOX STILL RETAINS IT'S HAT HOLDER INSERT. APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS:  13 1/2" BY 14 1/2" AND 6 3/4" IN HEIGHT. THE CONDITION IS VERY GOOD FOR IT'S AGE. THERE IS SOME WEAR AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. A VERY RARE AND INTERESTING HAT BOX!